title: Successful antibiotic eradication of Streptococcus pneumoniae infection of a ventriculoatrial shunt.
abstract: A case of Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis in a possibly immune-compromised child with a ventriculoatrial shunt is described. The infection was successfully eradicated by treatment with intravenous ceftriaxone and rifampicin, without removal of the shunt.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics C, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Katia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Orvin
authors.forename: Efraim
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bilavsky
authors.forename: Eran
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Weiner
authors.forename: Dror S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Shouval
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Amir
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008586:Meningitis, Pneumococcal / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011018:Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / Q000150:complications; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002443:Ceftriaxone; D012293:Rifampin